Krabbenhoft, Badgers clip IU

Indiana's A.J. Ratliff, left, fouls Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft in the final seconds. Wisconsin won, 62-49, Thursday in Madison, Wis.

? Joe Krabbenhoft says he was just plain lucky. If so, Wisconsin is nothing short of blessed.

“That Krabbenhoft kid, I really like him,” Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson said. “It seems kids like him always make the right play and make the key play. He’s tough. Wisconsin’s good.”

Krabbenhoft made a key tip-in to squash a rally, one of his six offensive rebounds, and Michael Flowers limited Indiana’s ailing freshman phenom Eric Gordon in No. 13 Wisconsin’s 62-49 victory Thursday night.

“I could think of some (funny) lines, but in life there are just some people that come and give a great effort every day, and that’s Joe. Sometimes the results can look varied, but the energy is never varied,” Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said.

Duke 92, N.C. State 72

Durham, N.C. – Greg Paulus scored 22 points, including a burst of three three-pointers early in the second half, to help Duke rally.

Freshman Kyle Singler added 19 points for the Blue Devils (18-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed by nine at halftime for the second straight game before rallying to stay atop the league standings.

No. 4 North Carolina 91, Boston College 69

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Tyler Hansbrough scored 18 points, Deon Thompson added a career-high 17 and North Carolina routed Boston College.

Ty Lawson scored 16 points, Wayne Ellington finished with 14 and Marcus Ginyard added 10 for the Tar Heels (20-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had all five starters reach double figures for the first time this season.

No. 5 UCLA 84, Arizona St. 51

Los Angeles – Josh Shipp broke out of a shooting slump with 21 points, Kevin Love had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and UCLA handed Arizona State its fourth straight loss.

California 69, No. 9 Washington St. 64

Pullman, Wash. – Ryan Anderson scored 27 points, and California handed Washington State its first home loss of the season.

Cougars star Derrick Low had a three-point attempt that could have tied the score, but it rimmed out with a tick left on the clock.

No. 14 Stanford 65, Washington 51

Seattle – Brook Lopez scored a career-high 31 points and had 13 rebounds, and Stanford handed Washington its worst home loss in five years.